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Sex Ed Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
2008-03-31 13:47:00 Comprehensive sex education may help reduce teen pregnancies without increasing levels of sexual intercourse or sexually transmitted diseases.So find U.S. researchers who reviewed data from a 2002 national survey of more than 1,700 heterosexual teens, ages 15 to 19.There is ongoing debate about whether abstinence-only education or comprehensive sex education (including instruction in birth control) is best for students. Study lead author Pamela Kohler, a program manager at the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues found that about 25 percent of teens received abstinence-only education and about two-thirds received comprehensive sex education. About 9 percent - particularly teens from poor families and those in rural areas - received no sex education at all. The researchers found that teens who received comprehensive sex education were 60 percent less likely to get pregnant or to get someone pregnant than those who received no sex education. Other results - not statisti... More About: Pregnancy , Sexuality , Sex Education
Sex Ed Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
2008-03-31 13:47:00 Comprehensive sex education may help reduce teen pregnancies without increasing levels of sexual intercourse or sexually transmitted diseases.So find U.S. researchers who reviewed data from a 2002 national survey of more than 1,700 heterosexual teens, ages 15 to 19.There is ongoing debate about whether abstinence-only education or comprehensive sex education (including instruction in birth control) is best for students. Study lead author Pamela Kohler, a program manager at the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues found that about 25 percent of teens received abstinence-only education and about two-thirds received comprehensive sex education. About 9 percent - particularly teens from poor families and those in rural areas - received no sex education at all. The researchers found that teens who received comprehensive sex education were 60 percent less likely to get pregnant or to get someone pregnant than those who received no sex education. Other results - not statisti... More About: Pregnancy , Sexuality , Sex Education
Calorie Count to Appear Soon on New York Menus
2008-02-19 18:39:00 Did you hear that beginning March 31, all chain restaurants in New York City will have to prominently post calorie data on their menus?Indeed, as noted here previously, the city's Board of Health voted unamimously last month to require this information in the hopes that it will help combat obesity, as CNN and CSPI pointed out.About 54 percent of adults in New York City are overweight or obese.The new regulation applies to restaurants with 15 or more outlets nationwide ? or about 10% of all New York City restaurants.This move has the backing of a number of health groups. In fact, the The Obesity Society just came on board to show support.Not surprisingly, New York's restaurant lobby is against this requirement, and the group even filed a lawsuit suit last summer to stop it. (One of their arguments was that listing calories would make menus look too cluttered. Forgive me for smiling, but that strikes me as a somewhat ludicrous excuse.)While it may be useful for New Yorkers - and peo... More About: Count , New-York
Calorie Count to Appear Soon on New York Menus
2008-02-19 18:39:00 Did you hear that beginning March 31, all chain restaurants in New York City will have to prominently post calorie data on their menus?Indeed, as noted here previously, the city's Board of Health voted unamimously last month to require this information in the hopes that it will help combat obesity, as CNN and CSPI pointed out.About 54 percent of adults in New York City are overweight or obese.The new regulation applies to restaurants with 15 or more outlets nationwide ? or about 10% of all New York City restaurants.This move has the backing of a number of health groups. In fact, the The Obesity Society just came on board to show support.Not surprisingly, New York's restaurant lobby is against this requirement, and the group even filed a lawsuit suit last summer to stop it. (One of their arguments was that listing calories would make menus look too cluttered. Forgive me for smiling, but that strikes me as a somewhat ludicrous excuse.)While it may be useful for New Yorkers - and peo... More About: Count
Study Ffinds Long Term Heavy Use of Cell Phones Does Increase Cancer Risk
2008-02-19 18:38:00 It's not uncommon that studies done on the same subject often come to vastly different conclusions; and studies on the link between increased risk of cancer and cell phone usage are no exception.A study published last year in American Journal of Epidemiology has shown that frequent cell phone users face a 50 percent higher risk of developing certain types of tumors. Specifically the risk of developing parotid tumors is increased by 50 percent. The parotid is the largest salivary gland and is located near the jaw and ear where cell phones are typically held.A 50 percent increased risk of cancer sounds very serious, and any increased chance of cancer should be taken seriously. However, if you stand back and look at the actual numbers the chance of getting a tumor from using a cell phone is still incredibly minute.A study performed by Mark Kidd showed that in heavy cell phone users the risk of parotid tumors increased from 0.003 percent to 0.0045 percent.In September of 2007 DailyTech... More About: Cell Phones , Cancer , Study , Phones , Cell
Obesity Increases Cancer Risk, Analysis Of Hundreds Of Studies Shows
2008-02-19 18:38:00 Researchers from the University of Manchester, Christie Hospital and University of Bern in Switzerland have today published findings in the Lancet medical journal which further support the link between obesity and risk of developing cancer.Following on from findings reported by the World Cancer Research fund last year, the study reveals that risk is increased not only in common cancers such as breast, bowel and kidney, but also in less common cancers such as blood cancers (myeloma and leukaemia) and melanoma (a form of skin cancer).Dr Andrew Renehan and colleagues from the University of Manchester and Christie Hospital, did a meta-analysis (a combined analysis of 221 previous studies), looking at over 250,000 cases of cancer, to determine the risk of cancer associated with a 5kg/m2 increase in body mass index (BMI).The researchers found in men, a 5kg/m2 increase in BMI raised the risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma by 52%, thyroid cancer by 33%, and colon and kidney cancers each by ... More About: Studies , Analysis , Obesity , Risk
Study Ffinds Long Term Heavy Use of Cell Phones Does Increase Cancer Risk
2008-02-19 18:38:00 It's not uncommon that studies done on the same subject often come to vastly different conclusions; and studies on the link between increased risk of cancer and cell phone usage are no exception.A study published last year in American Journal of Epidemiology has shown that frequent cell phone users face a 50 percent higher risk of developing certain types of tumors. Specifically the risk of developing parotid tumors is increased by 50 percent. The parotid is the largest salivary gland and is located near the jaw and ear where cell phones are typically held.A 50 percent increased risk of cancer sounds very serious, and any increased chance of cancer should be taken seriously. However, if you stand back and look at the actual numbers the chance of getting a tumor from using a cell phone is still incredibly minute.A study performed by Mark Kidd showed that in heavy cell phone users the risk of parotid tumors increased from 0.003 percent to 0.0045 percent.In September of 2007 DailyTech... More About: Cell Phones , Cancer , Study , Phones , Cell
Obesity Increases Cancer Risk, Analysis Of Hundreds Of Studies Shows
2008-02-19 18:38:00 Researchers from the University of Manchester, Christie Hospital and University of Bern in Switzerland have today published findings in the Lancet medical journal which further support the link between obesity and risk of developing cancer.Following on from findings reported by the World Cancer Research fund last year, the study reveals that risk is increased not only in common cancers such as breast, bowel and kidney, but also in less common cancers such as blood cancers (myeloma and leukaemia) and melanoma (a form of skin cancer).Dr Andrew Renehan and colleagues from the University of Manchester and Christie Hospital, did a meta-analysis (a combined analysis of 221 previous studies), looking at over 250,000 cases of cancer, to determine the risk of cancer associated with a 5kg/m2 increase in body mass index (BMI).The researchers found in men, a 5kg/m2 increase in BMI raised the risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma by 52%, thyroid cancer by 33%, and colon and kidney cancers each by ... More About: Studies , Analysis , Obesity , Risk
Many Prostate Cancers Will Not Need Treatment
2008-02-18 18:37:00 One of the largest studies of its kind concludes that most older men with early prostate cancer do not shorten their survival odds if they adopt a "wait-and-see" approach to the disease.In fact, most such patients will die of other causes or they simply won't develop any complications from the cancer, the researchers found."Many elderly men with lower risk cancer may do well with conservative management," concluded study author Grace Lu-Yau, a cancer epidemiologist at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and an associate professor at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and School of Public Health."Each patient facing a treatment decision has to ask himself what is the potential survival benefit of various treatments and the potential side effects of various treatments, then compare this potential risk of side effects with the potential risk of cancer complications if the cancer is left untreated - and ask themselves which treatment option is their personal preference," Lu-Yau s... More About: Treatment , Prostate Cancer
Many Prostate Cancers Will Not Need Treatment
2008-02-18 18:37:00 One of the largest studies of its kind concludes that most older men with early prostate cancer do not shorten their survival odds if they adopt a "wait-and-see" approach to the disease.In fact, most such patients will die of other causes or they simply won't develop any complications from the cancer, the researchers found."Many elderly men with lower risk cancer may do well with conservative management," concluded study author Grace Lu-Yau, a cancer epidemiologist at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and an associate professor at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and School of Public Health."Each patient facing a treatment decision has to ask himself what is the potential survival benefit of various treatments and the potential side effects of various treatments, then compare this potential risk of side effects with the potential risk of cancer complications if the cancer is left untreated - and ask themselves which treatment option is their personal preference," Lu-Yau s... More About: Treatment , Prostate Cancer , Prostate
High Blood Pressure on Increase Among American Women
2008-02-11 18:35:00 Uncontrolled hypertension rates are on the increase among American women, and the prevalence of this major risk factor for heart disease and stroke among American men is still not as low as it should be, a new survey shows."Blood pressure that is higher than optimal is among the leading two or three risks for cardiovascular disease, if not the leading one," said Majid Ezzati, an associate professor of international health at the Harvard School of Public Health and lead author of the report in the Feb. 12 issue of Circulation.About one in five American adults has "uncontrolled high blood pressure," defined as a systolic pressure - the higher number of the 140/90 reading - above 140, according to the state-by-state survey. Data from two major ongoing studies, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, was used in the survey.The incidence of uncontrolled high blood pressure had been declining steadily for decades into the 19... More About: Women , High , Hypertension
Scientists Reprogram Human Skin Cells Into Embryonic Stem Cells
2008-02-11 18:33:00 U.S. scientists say they've reprogrammed human skin cells into ones with the same blank-slate properties as embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough that could aid in treating many diseases while sidestepping controversy.Human embryonic stem cells have the ability to become every cell type found in the human body. Being able to create these cells en masse and without using human eggs or embryos could generate a potentially limitless source of immune-compatible cells for tissue engineering and transplantation medicine, said the scientists, from the University of California, Los Angeles.The researchers genetically altered human skin cells using four regulator genes, according to findings published online in the Feb. 11 edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences.The result produced cells called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, that are almost identical to human embryonic stem cells in function and biological structure. The reprogrammed cells al... More About: Skin , Scientists , Stem Cells , Stem
Sugar Substitutes May Contribute to Weight Gain
2008-02-11 18:32:00 Surprising research suggests a popular artificial sweetener has the unexpected and unwelcome effect of packing on the pounds.Purdue researchers report that saccharin altered the ability of rats to control their appetites. However, the head of an artificial sweetener trade group scoffed at the findings, saying they don't necessarily translate to humans."We found that the rats that were getting artificially sweetened yogurt gained more weight and ate more food," said study author Susan Swithers, an associate professor of psychological sciences at the Ingestive Behavior Research Institute at Purdue University. "The take-home message is that consumption of artificially sweetened products may interfere with an automatic process."That process, she said, involves the body's ability to detect that it will soon be full. "We often will stop eating before we've been able to absorb all of the calories that come from a meal. One of the reasons we might stop eating is that our experience has t... More About: Weight , Sugar , Obesity , Contribute
Pre-Chewed Baby Food Said to Transmit H.I.V.
2008-02-07 18:31:00 Researchers have identified another way that babies can be infected with H.I.V. ? through food pre-chewed by an infected parent or caretaker.Although thousands of babies have been infected in the United States over the last 15 years, pre-chewed food has been documented as the cause of just three cases, federal epidemiologists said here Wednesday.But such transmission may not be so rare, Dr. Kenneth L. Dominguez?s team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.Pre-chewing food apparently occurs among many groups in this country and elsewhere. So transmission of H.I.V., the AIDS virus, to infants may be an unrecognized problem in developing countries where dental care is lacking, commercially prepared baby foods and blenders are not available and parents and caretakers may need to soften foods, Dr. Dominguez said in an interview.His team said there were several reasons for reporting the three cases, dat... More About: Baby , Food
Study: Cell Phone Use Affects Sperm Count, Quality
2008-02-07 18:31:00 A recent study concluded that extended cell phone use may affect the number and quality of the male sperm count. This would significantly diminish a man's fertility, making it much harder to produce a baby.Experts from a Cleveland Clinic explained that, according to their findings, the count and quality of produced male sperm is inversely proportional to the frequency of their use of the cell phone.Measurements done from an experiment revealed that men who use their cell phones for four or more hours a day produced the lowest sperm count, as well as the least visible sperm, reported dbTechno.Dr. Ashok Agarwal, the study's lead researcher, said that they noticed a "significant decrease in the most important measures of sperm health with cell phone use and that should definitely be reflected in a decrease in fertility."Fox News said that the scientists are relating the decreased count and quality of sperm to the electromagnetic energy produced by the cell phones. They theorized that... More About: Phone , Study , Cell Phone , Cell , Count
Smokers Sleep Less Soundly
2008-02-05 18:28:00 Smokers are four times more likely to feel tired when they wake up and they spend less time in deep sleep than nonsmokers do, a new study finds.This may be because smokers experience nicotine withdrawal each night, which may contribute to sleep disturbances, suggest the study authors, whose report appears in the February issue ofChest."It is possible that smoking has time-dependent effects across the sleep period. Smokers commonly experience difficulty falling asleep due to the stimulating effects of nicotine. As night evolves, withdrawal from nicotine may further contribute to sleep disturbance," study author Dr. Naresh M. Punjabi, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, said in a prepared statement.Punjabi and colleagues studied the sleep patterns of 40 smokers and 40 nonsmokers. They found that 22.5 percent of smokers reported a lack of restful sleep, compared with only 5 percent of nonsmokers. Smokers also experienced a lower percentage of deep sleep and a h... More About: Smoking , Sleep , Smokers
Scientists Create Three-parent Embryos
2008-02-05 18:28:00 British scientists have created human embryos with three parents in a development they hope could lead to effective treatments for a range of serious hereditary diseases within five years.Researchers from Newcastle University, in northern England, presented their findings at a medical conference at the weekend, a university spokeswoman said on Tuesday.The IVF, or test-tube, embryos were created using DNA from one man and two women.The idea is to prevent women with faults in their mitochondrial DNA passing diseases on to their children. Around one in 5,000 children suffer from mitochondrial diseases, which can include fatal liver, heart and brain disorders, deafness, muscular problems and forms of epilepsy.If all goes well, researchers believe they may be able to start offering the technique as a treatment in three to five years.Mitochondria are tiny power packs inside cells that provide their energy. Faulty genetics can mean mitochondria do not completely burn food and oxygen, leadi... More About: Scientists , Stem Cells , Create , Parent
A Daytime Nap Can Boost Memory
2008-02-04 06:24:00 A 45-minute midday nap can help boost your memory and remember facts, but only if you learned them well in the first place, a new study suggests.This type of memory is called "declarative memory" and applies to standard textbook learning and knowledge, in contrast to "procedural memory," which applies to skills. Sleep appears to help "set" these declarative memories and make them easier to recall, the researchers said."Sleep appears to have an impact on what is learned well, but not so much when one is not motivated to learn," said lead researcher Matthew A. Tucker, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School's Center for Sleep and Cognition.For the study, 33 people were trained with certain declarative memory tasks. After the training, 16 took a non-REM nap, while 17 stayed awake and watched a movie. Later the same day, all the participants were tested. The tests included memorizing words, memorizing a maze and memorizing a complex line drawing.Tucker's team found that over t... More About: Memory , Boost , Daytime
Exercise Really Can Make You Younger, Study Shows
2008-01-30 08:28:00 The study suggests that 30 minutes of moderate exercise five times a week has significant benefitsPeople who take exercise are biologically younger - by up to nine years - than those who don?t.This striking finding may explain why exercise reduces the risk of heart attacks, diabetes, cancer, and other degenerative diseases. It actually suggests that active adults have cells that are measurably ?younger? than those of inactive ones.A team from King?s College London looked at biological molecules called telomeres that act as a clock, measuring the passage of the years. Telomeres are the caps at the end of the chromosomes, designed like the tips of a shoelace to protect them from damage.In youth, telomeres are long, but they get shorter as we age, leading to a growing risk of damage. In the new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine the King?s team, together with colleagues from New Jersey, have shown that active people have longer telomeres than inactive ones.They used data ... More About: Study , Exercise , Make
Diuretics Best for Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome
2008-01-30 08:24:00 Diuretics appear to be as good or better than other blood pressure drugs for treating hypertension in patients with metabolic syndrome, especially black patients, according to a U.S. study.People with hypertension and metabolic syndrome are at high risk for complications of cardiovascular disease.Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cases Medical Center in Cleveland analyzed data from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT).It included 42,418 people with hypertension and at least one other risk factor for cardiovascular disease who were randomly assigned to take either the diuretic chlorthalidone (15,255), the calcium channel blocker amlodipine besylate (9,048), the alpha-blocker doxazosin mesylate (9,061), or the ACE inhibitor lisinopril (9,054).Each drug was used to start treatment, and other drugs were added if necessary to control blood pressure. The majority of patients were followed for an aver... More About: Syndrome , Hypertension , Blood pressure
Critical Things to Know about Your Cholesterol
2008-01-28 07:20:00 How's your cholesterol? Here's a guess: If you're healthy, you probably have no idea. New surveys show women tend to be clueless about their risks of heart disease, especially when it comes to managing their cholesterol.High cholesterol can lead to clogged coronary arteries, which can cause heart attack and stroke.But this kind of ignorance is anything but bliss. The reason: The artery clogging that makes heart disease the Number One killer of women late in life begins much earlier - in your 20s, 30s, and 40s - and that's when your cholesterol numbers may be sounding alarms. So, are you ready to start paying attention? Here, the things all women need to know now.1. High cholesterol is surprisingly common. Researchers with the Framingham Heart Study recently delivered a nasty surprise: Nearly a quarter of women in the study who are in their early 30s have borderline-high levels of bad cholesterol, as do more than a third in their early 40s and more than half in their early 50s. A... More About: Things , Cholesterol , Critical
Can Yogurt Really Boost Your Health?
2008-01-25 12:54:00 One of the hottest food marketing trends these days involves adding live bacteria to dairy products as a way to boost health.A lawsuit challenges the health claims of Activia,a probiotic yogurt.Dannon claims Activia can help regulate your digestive system.Now lawyers have filed a class-action lawsuit against yogurt maker Dannon, one of the biggest sellers of “probiotic” yogurts, saying the claims of a health benefit dupe consumers. The company’s Activia and DanActive line of yogurt products contain live bacteria and claim to help regulate digestion and boost the immune system. The suit, filed in United States District Court in California, seeks redress for consumers who purchased the yogurt products based on what it says are “bogus claims.'’“Deceptive advertising has enabled Dannon to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of ordinary yogurt at inflated prices to responsible, health- conscious consumers,” said Los Angeles attorney Timothy G. Blood, of the firm Cou... More About: Health , Yogurt , Boost
US Company Claims Cloned Humans, Made Stem Cells
2008-01-23 12:02:00 A California company said on Thursday it used cloning technology to make five human embryos, with the eventual hope of making matched stem cells for patients. Stemagen Corp. in La Jolla, California, destroyed the embryos while testing to make sure they were true clones. But the researchers, based at a fertility center, said they believed their ready source of new human eggs would make their venture a success.Other experts were skeptical about the claims, published in the journal Stem Cells . If verified, the team would be the first to prove they have cloned human beings as a source of stem cells, the master cells of the body.There are several types of stem cells. Embryonic stem cells, made from days-old embryos, are considered the most powerful because they can give rise to all the cell types in the body.The Stemagen team said they got five human embryos using skin cells from two adult men who work at the IVF center. They said they had painstakingly verified that the embryos were clo... More About: Company , Made , Cloned , Claims
Seawater Seems to Beat Medicine in Fighting Colds
2008-01-22 12:27:00 There is no cure for the common cold, but researchers might have found a safe and simple way to reduce a child?s symptoms and the chance of recurrence: wash out the nose with seawater.In a study published Monday in The Archives of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, scientists assigned 289 cold or flu patients ages 6 to 10 to be given a nasal wash three times a day with water from the Atlantic Ocean that had been commercially processed but retained seawater?s trace elements and minerals.As comparison, a group of 101 children used ordinary over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. Their symptoms were tracked over three months.Patients on the saline treatment used fewer over-the-counter medicines, had fewer breathing problems and other cold symptoms, and reported fewer illnesses and school absences. The differences were statistically highly significant.The authors acknowledge that the study was not blind and that the results depended in part on self-reporting by patients. The work... More About: Medicine , Cold , Fighting , Beat
Quick Guide to Syphilis
2008-01-15 13:26:00 8 Facts About Syphilis Everyone Should KnowNew genetic evidence supports the theory that Christopher Columbus and his crew brought syphilis to Europe on the way back from their 1492 exploration of the Americas.Following are facts about syphilis:Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the the Treponema pallidum bacterium. Because its symptoms mimic those of other diseases, it is often called "the great imitator."Syphilis starts out with a painless sore at the site of infection, which often disappears without treatment.Weeks later, a rash appears that can cover any part of the body, including the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. This may be accompanied by fever, fatigue and aches and pains. These signs appear and disappear for up to a year.In the tertiary stage, the bacteria may spread to internal organs including to the brain, causing numbness, paralysis, deafness and dementia. It may also cause heart trouble, including an inflammation of the aorta or heart ... More About: Guide , Quick
Researchers Create Beating Heart With New Cells
2008-01-14 06:38:00 Researchers at the University of Minnesota seeking new treatments for heart disease have grown a beating rat heart in the lab by using stem cells. VOA's Jessica Berman reports the research reported by the journal Nature Medicine is laying the groundwork for the transplant of what the scientists are calling bio-artificial organs in humans.Experts say there are an estimated 100 million people around the world whose hearts do not work well enough to pump blood through their bodies. Many heart patients in need of a transplant will die waiting for a new organ to become available. But the researchers say if human hearts can be made from animal organs, they could save lives.In their experiments, researchers removed the hearts of newborn lab rats and stripped them of their cells in a process called organ decellularization.Lead researcher Doris Taylor, who heads the University of Minnesota's Center for Cardiovascular Repair, says investigators were left with a white protein matrix shaped l... More About: Heart , Stem Cells , Create , Beating
7 Medical Myths That Might Have Your Doctor Duped
2007-12-24 11:29:00 Medical myths abound. For Aaron Carroll, a pediatrician at the Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis, the last straw was hearing an ominous radio report that warned parents that strangers might try to poison their kids on Halloween. "There hasn't been one documented case of a stranger actually doing that," Carroll says. (He adds that the few Halloween candy poisoning cases that have occurred have involved the child's family, not strangers.) The radio story prompted Carroll and a fellow pediatrician, Rachel Vreeman of the Indiana University School of Medicine, to start looking for other common, unsubstantiated beliefs. They found numerous examples and have just published a report in the British Medical Journal naming seven common medical misconceptions and laying out the evidence for why they're not true.We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain. People have been spouting this "fact" since 1907, but numerous brain-imaging studies have shown that no area of the brain is completely inacti... More About: Medical , Myths , Doctor
10 'Healthy' Foods That Aren't So Healthy
2007-12-14 11:54:00 Ever wonder why you can?t lose weight even though you?re eating ?healthy??More than likely it?s because you?re misinformed as to what really constitutes healthy food, nutritionist and dietician Tanya Zuckerbrot told Foxnews.com.?When I see some of the food choices people make I wonder if it?s just that people don?t care,? said Zuckerbrot, author of the F-Factor Diet. ?But I really think it?s just that people don?t know what?s good for them and what?s not.?Here are 10 healthy foods that aren?t:Olive oil: Sure it?s a heart-healthy monounsaturated oil, but it?s also rich in calories and fat. ?Oil is oil,? Zuckerbrot said.?Whether it?s olive oil or some other kind of oil, it still has 120 calories and 14 grams of fat per tablespoon. You?re better off using a pat of butter (for bread) than dipping it in olive oil because the bread sops up the oil like a sponge. So a little bit of butter is better than a lot of olive oil.?Tuna fish: Think that tuna sandwich is a light lunch? Think again. ... More About: Obesity , Foods , Healthy , Health food , Heal
Japanese Doctor Makes Stem Cell Breakthrough
2007-12-14 11:43:00 The debate about using embryonic stem cells for medical research has been known to be a very passionate topic for millions of people, both of whom are for and those who are against the research. There have been many proven positive results from the previous exams that have been created, that is was important to Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, a Japanese doctor, to create a stem cell reproduction that did not involve actual stem cells.For the last eight years, Dr. Yamanaka has been searching for a means in seeing is such a result would be feasible. Today, Dr. Yamanaka is pleased to announce that he is indeed one of the many new researchers that have found that there is new evidence to support that there can be reproduction and healing for millions of people through adult skin cells versus embryonic skin cells. The function of the adult skin cells is known to work just the same, and have the same healing properties. This is thought to believe that it will be helpful for those that will not be ab... More About: Cell , Stem Cells , Stem Cell , Doctor
Six Reasons to Have Sex Every Week
More articles from this author:2007-12-11 08:38:00 Studies show that regular sex (with all due precautions taken) provides a host of surprising health benefits.Sex is good for adults. Indulging on a regular basis?at least once a week?is even better. Research links sex (with all safer-sex precautions taken) to an astonishing array of physiological benefits, from longevity to pain relief. Many studies don't address whether the health bonus comes from the act itself or from the corresponding emotional intimacy, but the bottom line is that getting physical has some great side effects?especially for women. Here are six ways that sex boosts your health:1. It Fights Colds and Flu. Sexual intercourse once or twice a week raises the body's level of the immune-boosting antibody immunoglobin A by a third, according to research at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania.2. It's a Beauty Treatment. In a study at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Scotland, a panel of judges viewed participants through a one-way mirror and guessed their ages. Those who... More About: Week , Sexuality , Reasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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